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Caldari Industrial Aesthetic

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Simon_Louvaki:
http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=5643.0

The comments made by Purple in this thread is mainly where I'm getting my impression from. One of the links attached says that Caldari civilization was first observed via telescope, but I didnt see a link directly to the PF.

Aradina:
He doesn't really provide sources though. Just says "copied from various parts of the wiki". Source also retconned some of that mentioned stuff(or it just clarified, there was very little detail on the subject), as it says that the Arcuio Skyline was the first evidence of life on the planet



 It had a population of 12 million too, which sounds more in line with modern irl tech comparatively.

Simon_Louvaki:
That definitely paints a different, if not disappointing picture from the images I was forming in my head.

Ibrahim Tash-Murkon:
In Eve Source it says:

"Gallente scientists spotted the Caldari entering their Industrial Age in AD 22463 and immediately dispatched probes to establish contact. Soon after, they were sending manned missions [AD 22517] with the intent of mingling with and assisting what was seen as a primitive people. The Caldari eagerly accepted the Gallente's technology, but remained wary of cultural interference."

"Even so, the two cultures gradually came to trust each other and worth together. Side by side, they discovered star gate technology and eventually developed the warp drive."

I'd imagine that what a civilization that was about to mount a manned interplanetary mission would consider as "primitive" would be pretty varied. The Caldari could have been anywhere between steam engine and airplane. Plus, technological progress isn't all that linear. There's no reason that the Caldari, for instance, could have just been inventing the steam engine but had radios for hundreds of years or more. IRL we did the reverse; steam power is an ancient technology while radiowaves are practically brand new but they both rely on such basic principles that any lucky and smart person could have invented a radio in Ancient Greece.

Simon_Louvaki:
When I first got into RPing and World Building it was with The Elder Scrolls. Many of the old lore heads in that community fairly liberally used BaTW (Boring and therefore wrong) when it came to interpretations that weren't strictly spelled out or had conflicting source material.

I'll have to examine the time frames a bit closer, but personally I dig the concept Ibrahim is laying down if not for the simple fact it's more interesting than a one to one comparison with any particular timeframe from real life. I always imagined the harsh environment and limited resources of Caldari Prime would have been a major road block when it came to advancement.

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